As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time for a round-up of some of our most popular posts and publications.
Click on the links below to access our Insights, and as always, we appreciate your feedback on our blogs and publications.
2024 Year in Review series
In our 2024 Year in Review series, we take a look back at some important developments across the last year - as well as look forward to changes we expect to happen in 2025 - in some key areas of law including:
- Competition
- Consumer Law
- Corporate Law
- Environment and Planning
- ESG
- Litigation
- Private Client
- Private Equity
- Restructuring & Insolvency
Digital Download (video series)
In Series 6 of the Digital Download: Looking to 2025 and beyond, we discuss the legal and regulatory developments we can expect to see in the tech space in 2025, in relation to space and advanced aviation tech, gene tech, cyber, privacy, AI, governance, and data and biometrics.
Employment Essentials (video series)
In this first series, we explore key topics in employment law including employee/independent classification, employer health and safety obligations, Privacy Act requests and breaches, and restructuring processes.
Breaking Ground: Summer Edition
Breaking Ground is Russell McVeagh's quarterly publication where our experts give their views on important developments in construction law. In this issue, we focus on three key New Zealand case law updates, as well as standard form updates and taking a look at the NZS 3910:2023 a year on from its launch. You can access the full series here.
Watching Brief (October 2024): Localism - Spring or Autumn in the policy garden?
Our quarterly Watching Brief provides a full rundown of what's been happening in and around Parliament. Subscribers can catch up on key news, what's happening in trade, progress of legislation, and what's coming up in the House. In this edition, we revisited localism and whether it has bloomed for the coalition Government after almost a year in office. You can access the full series here.
Breaking News… this week, the Local Government Water Services Bill (Bill) had its first reading in Parliament. This is the third and final piece of legislation in the Government's Local Water Done Well policy reform programme. This Bill follows the Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024 (Preliminary Arrangements Act), enacted in September, which provided transitional measures to reform water services delivery arrangements. The new Bill provides more fulsome, longer-term arrangements for water services delivery under a new regulatory framework. Click here to read more.
ESG Blog
Environmental, Social and Governance issues are central concerns for Boards and management teams across New Zealand, with calls for greater transparency on ESG matters coming from a wide range of stakeholders, and increasing levels of regulatory, legal and reputational risk. Our ESG blog aims to keep readers up-to-date and provide the latest insights into ESG issues facing businesses in Aotearoa.
Blog: Focus on Energy
As nations around the world attempt to reduce their carbon footprint in the face of climate change, attention has turned to the industry with the largest emissions globally – the Energy sector. Our Energy Blog aims to keep readers up-to-date with the latest energy sector news in New Zealand.
2024 ESG Overview
Our commitment and contribution to our communities, ensuring a safe and inclusive workplace, and managing our environmental impact is important to us. Our 2024 ESG Overview - Contributing to Aotearoa New Zealand | Te Whai Koha ki Aotearoa (pdf) aims to capture and share our firm's progress in these areas.
2024 Pro Bono Overview
We are proud to support a large number of charities, not-for-profits, and social enterprises in the work they are doing to improve outcomes for the people and communities of Aotearoa New Zealand. In our 2024 edition of our Pro Bono Overview - Assisting our communities in Aotearoa New Zealand (pdf), we're excited to share our work over the last year with some of the country's most forward-thinking organisations.
To view all Russell McVeagh publications, see our Insights page here.